Month: July 2013

Santa Cruz, Chile July 16, 2013 – Buenos noches! I slept great last night…Wayne …well, he never sleeps very well but it was his best nights sleep yet I think. It is so quiet in the mornings here. I don’t think Chileans are early risers. Because the Andes are to the east it blocks out the…

Chillan, Chile July 17, 2013 – We left Santa Cruz after an amazing 2 days of much needed rest. The drive south to Chillan was interesting and sad. There was still much evidence of earthquake damage. The areas that we traveled through suffered the most damage in the 2010 quake. It is estimated to be up…

Santa Cruz, Chile July 15, 2013 – Today we left Santiago to head down to the Colchugua Valley. It is only about 110 miles but we took a roundabout way on small roads instead of the highway to drive through small towns. It was beautiful countryside with the snow covered peaks of the Andes to the…

Santiago, Chile July 14, 2013 – Greetings from Santiago.   Today we had a rough start. Here in Chile, it is still dark at 7 am and we wanted to get out of Vina del Mar early….with the wine tour yesterday coupled with the fact that neither of us adore getting up in the morning…well it…

Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile July 13, 2013 – We slept very well in our bed and breakfast…we arrived for breakfast at our first morning very early…I don’t think our host was very amused, but she served us a wonderful breakfast of cereal, fruit, meat, cheeses, juice and pastry….It was a great night of sleeping; the…

Vina del Mar, Chile July 12, 2013 – We arrived at the coast and were pleased with the bed and breakfast that I found. It is a neat old house converted to a b&b. It is in a residential area…maybe not the best part of Vina del Mar, but we are pleased anyway.   It has…

Santiago, Chile July 12, 2013 – Well….we made it to Santiago, Chile. The red eye flight was rough for sleeping…ugh. So hard to sleep sitting mostly upright. It was very easy getting through customs though. No problems there. The rental car is a different story. It is an older model Nissan mini 4×4. The tires are…

Dallas, Texas, United States July 10, 2013 – We made it to Dallas…I slept on our flight while Wayne watched a movie. We were slight delayed because of a storm over the area. There was wind shear and we had to hang out in a holding pattern for about 30 minutes. It was bumpy coming in….

July 10, 2013 – Hello all! We made it to the airport and quickly passed through security ….thank you so much Kim for driving us. We are anxious to get to Chile and start on this adventure. We have been planning for months and it should be so much fun. Stay tuned… Oh, and I…